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Smuin's Christmas Ballet

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San Francisco Ballet's Nutcracker
Smuin’s Christmas Ballet. Photo: Chris Hardy
 
San Francisco Ballet's WanTing Zhao in Tomasson's Nutcracker. Photo © Erik Tomasson

Updated November 29, 2022
Check with venues for performance, dates and times
Nov. 26 - Dec. 11
ODC/DANCE
The Velveteen Rabbit
Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco
Dec 1-3, 7:30pm
Dec 3 & 4, 4:00 pm
Molly Rose-Williams & Co
We Are All Friends

An evening-length solo show incorporating dance, theater, story-telling, and a generous dash of the absurd to explore the trials and tribulations of love, and the promise and pitfalls of self-help culture. Created and performed by Molly Rose-Williams.
NOHSpace, San Francisco
Dec. 1-3, 8:00 PM
Ariellah and Darker Still Productions
Circling Sorrows: Suffering Explorations-The Ache of Disconnect

A walk in the garden of decline that is our world. Struggling to emerge from the dominant paradigm of disconnect…returning back into the world of connection.
CounterPulse, San Francisco
Dec. 1-4
Smuin Ballet
The Christmas Ballet

Classical ballet set to carols and showstopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites.
Dec. 2-3, 7:30 pm
Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble
In Parting...

Premieres the full version of a suite of dances set to Mozart's "Gran Partita" exploring themes of love, loss, and joyous remembrance. Rounding out the program is a restaging of the pandemic piece Seasons of Distance, originally conceived as a site-specific outdoor work and newly envisioned with immersive projections of nature imagery.
Dec. 3-18
Mark Foehringer Dance Project|SF
Nutcracker Sweets

A unique 50-minute version of the Nutcracker specifically designed for families with young children, features a live 9-piece chamber orchestra with Keisuke Nakagoshi as pit conductor.
Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Cente, San Francisco
Dec. 8–27
San Francisco Ballet
Nutcracker
Helgi Tomasson’s San Francisco-inspired production is accompanied by a live orchestra performing Tchaikovsky’s beloved score. Casting.
War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco
Dec. 9-10,
Smuin Ballet
The Christmas Ballet

Classical ballet set to carols and showstopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites.
Dec 14–16
Cal Performances
Camille A. Brown & Dancers
ink

The final installment of the trilogy. Featuring Brown, the company of six dancers performs a series of duets and solos.
Zellerbach Playhouse, UC Berkeley
Dec. 14-24
Smuin Ballet
The Christmas Ballet

Classical ballet set to carols and showstopping contemporary works danced to pop music favorites.
Dec. 16-17
Peninsula Ballet Theatre
Classic Nutcracker
Peninsula Ballet Theatre’s professional Company is joined by the PBT Conservatory. Meet the cast onstage after each show.
Fox Theatre, Redwood City
Dec. 16 - 17, 7:30pm
ODC Pilot 73
Six Gestures on Being

Six new original works by six choreographers range from humorous to solemn, reverent to militant, narrative to abstract, and encompass a spectrum of perspectives, physicalities, & experiences.
ODC Theater, San Francisco
Dec. 16, 7:00 pm Dec. 17, 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Dec. 18, 2:00 pm
New Ballet
The San Jose Nutcracker

Choreography: Dalia Rawson, with historical references to the Santa Clara Valley. Music by the New Ballet Orchestra. My Very First Nutcracker, a special 45-minute performance for the youngest audience members (children and toddlers) takes place Sunday, December 18, 11:00 am.
Dec 17: 1:00PM & 5:00PM
Dec 18: 1:00PM
Oakland Ballet
Graham Lustig’s
The Nutcracker
With the Oakland Symphony and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir
Dec. 17-18
Bayer Ballet
The Snow Queen

Directed and choreographed by Inna Bayer, features new characters, re-envisioned choreography, and lighting effects.
Dec. 18, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Kathy Mata Ballet
Winter Holiday Showcase
Classical to contemporary, character dance, a variety of solos, duets, plus more, to recorded music and live piano.
ODC Theater, San Francisco
Check with theaters for dates and times.

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